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A Northamptonshire Police officer has found guilty of gross misconduct.

Karen Clarke, 49, appeared before a panel at a public disciplinary hearing yesterday.

At the end of the hearing, the panel found she had breached the standards of professional behaviour.

The following allegations were found proven:

She failed to take adequate steps to provide intelligence relating to a prolific offender who was in a relationship with her daughter

Following a police incident involving her son, she took a call from him, during which she suggested a possible explanation he could use, knowing it to be false. In a conversation with her sergeant in connection with the same incident, she failed to be open about her conversation with her son. She later deleted messages from her phone in efforts to frustrate police investigation into her son.

However, an allegation that she behaved inappropriately while on duty, and in full uniform, when dealing with a matter involving her son, was not proven.

Clarke was dismissed without notice.

In issuing the sanction, the chair of the panel said it was “vitally important” to maintain public trust and confidence in the police.

“We expect the highest standards from our officers. On very rare occasions the actions of an officer may fall below those standards.

“In this case, the panel, having heard the evidence, felt the actions of Karen Clarke, were below what would be expected. As such, she was dismissed without notice.”

A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was shot at Teeton in Northamptonshire.

The woman sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries and has been taken to hospital in Nottingham by air ambulance.

A man was arrested following an extensive police search which involved police officers from across Northamptonshire, additional support from the East Midlands Operational Support Unit and the police helicopter.